Job 19:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you say,תֹ֖אמְרוּ
(to·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Howמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall we persecuteנִּרְדָּף־
(nir·daf-)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
him?' And 'What pretextוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ
(ve·sho·resh)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
for a caseדָּ֝בָ֗ר
(da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
against him can we find?'נִמְצָא־
(nim·tza-)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But ye should say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Why persecute
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
we him seeing the root
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
of the matter
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
is found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
in me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If you say, 'How shall we persecute him?' And 'What pretext for a case against him can we find?'

King James Bible
But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you say, "How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem lies with him?"

International Standard Version
"When you're thinking about asking yourselves, 'How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem is with him?'

NET Bible
If you say, 'How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You say, 'We will persecute him! The root of the problem is found in him.'

King James 2000 Bible
But you should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
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